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by the cement. and love. Can we meet that challenge? FOOD When the recent temperatures outside —Christopher and Deb Michaels, via email hit 105 degrees, our temperature inside never went above a comfortable 80 de- SUPPORT REBECCA LEWIS 15 grees. This is without air conditioning! Whatcom County Council District 3
Wonderfully, thermal mass works just as desperately needs a Council member who B-BOARD well in the winter in the reverse cycle to will stand up for working families in the retain heat gain for evening disbursement district. Someone who will fight for bet- and comfort. ter jobs, improved broadband and cellu-
—Bo Bumford, Sumas lar service, as well as protect the drink- FILM 14 ing water in Lake Whatcom. That person UNCIVIL WAR is Rebecca Lewis. 12 Clearly our country is involved in a cold Rebecca is a working mom with two teen- civil war with the Republican Party play- agers, a school teacher, a proud labor orga- MUSIC ing the role of a Confederacy—trying to nizer, and lives in the heart of District 3 in undermine the voting rights of minori- Deming. She knows firsthand the struggles ties, spreading seditious propaganda and facing her community and will work tire- 11 outright lies on a daily basis, while ask- lessly on behalf of all of District 3—a Coun- ART ing us all to believe the most outrageous cil district that is left behind far too often misinterpretations of law, morality and when it comes to support and resources. We’ve Got That civility. We cannot allow this to continue. We need Sadly, many of our citizens are buying effective leadership on the County Council STAGE 10 into the nonsense of the Trump era that that gets results—the people of District 3 6 has spread throughout the U.S. Senate and deserves no less. RED RIVER House of Representatives and is being car- On Aug. 3, please vote for Rebecca Lew- CLUBHOUSE
ried into our midst by our local and state is for Whatcom County Council District 3. CURRENTS representatives of that party. —Brian Estes, Bellingham Triple-decker with turkey, cheddar, applewood smoked 4 The lies, delusion and the utter ridicu- bacon, lettuce, tomato, and lousness of some of the propaganda shows A CHANCE AT IMMIGRATION mayonnaise on toasted sourdough. VIEWS that those willing to believe it, possibly REFORM Served daily $11.95 even the concept of Republicanism as it Recently we saw the first step toward a 2 2 is practiced and explained these days, is pathway to citizenship with the inclusion MAIL in fact indicative of an insidious form of of funding in the draft reconciliation bud- MAIL mass delusion and mental illness. get put forward by Sen. Bernie Sanders. The chant of “Which side are you on?” Democrats and immigrant rights advo- has never been more relevant than it is to- cates are aligning around a budget strat- 07.07.21 day, and it is up to all of us left with the egy to create a pathway to citizenship for
gifts of analysis, a sense of morality, and the 11 million undocumented community .16 basic integrity to stand up and be counted. members across the country. DUNGENESS 27 # —Andrea Van Horn, Sedro-Woolley Despite Republican obstruction, right MAC & CHEESE now Democrats have the chance at real Dungeness crab and gemelli pasta AWAKENING immigration reform. We can’t let immigra- tossed in a creamy mornay sauce with gruyere, Parmesan and white In this pointless cycle of “wokeness,” tion be put on the back burner again. Help cheddar cheese. Topped with a toasted it has become fashionable to throw shade us send the message loud and clear: im- old bay and Ritz cracker crust. on others, both in the present and from migration reform now! Served daily $17.95 the past, who do not measure up to one’s We have to keep the momentum going CASCADIA WEEKLY current standards. Countless good people to lift up the importance of a pathway to 3 everywhere are just trying to do right citizenship. I urge you to write Sen. Patty by others based on their own sincere, if Murray in support of immigration reform. sometimes flawed point of view. It takes a —Eli Gross, Seattle special person or group of people to keep the torch of light and love burning for an entire life. Wisdom is hard-earned and es- SEND YOUR LETTERS capes most of us. Share how you feel. Send us letters and Criticism and dismissal come easy and please keep them short and consise are counterproductive. Endless purity (300 words or fewer). Send to letters@ SilverReefCasino.com • I-5 Exit 260 • 866-383-0777 tests will forever keep us from the goal cascadiaweekly.com of establishing a just, loving and compas- Management reserves all rights. THE GRISTLE ROLL ON COLUMBIA: While political rancor and paraly- sis continue to rule the District of Columbia, regional lawmakers appear to be coming together around the health and future of the River Columbia—the vast drainage basin for the Pacific Northwest. views YOUR VIEWS THE GRISTLE A bipartisan group of 21 Northwest lawmakers called on President Joe Biden last week to prioritize a long-running effort to renegotiate a 60-year-old 19 treaty that governs how the United States and Canada
FOOD share the waters of the Columbia River Basin. The let- ter was jointly penned by Cathy McMorris Rodgers (the BY ROBERT REICH firebreathing Republican from the state’s easternmost 15 congressional district) and Peter DeFazio (the mild Democrat from Oregon’s southernmost congressional
B-BOARD district), and signed by Washington Senator Patty Top Heavy Murray. In refreshing unity, the letter was supported by the unanimous entirety of the PNW’s congressional WEALTH ACCUMULATION THREATENS ECONOMY delegation—Republicans and Democrats alike.
FILM 14 “The 1964 treaty provided the framework for the POLICYMAKERS AND the toilet paper, are selling like 17th- United States and Canada to provide certainty and media are paying too much at- century exotic Dutch tulips; cryp- benefits to both nations,” lawmakers declared in their tention to how quickly the U.S. tocurrencies have taken off; and 12 letter. “Much has changed over the past 57 years.” economy will emerge from the pan- stock market values have continued
MUSIC At issue is the Columbia River Treaty, a transbound- demic-induced recession, and not to rise even through the pandemic. ary agreement that has governed flood risk manage- nearly enough to the nation’s deep- Corporations don’t know what to ment and hydropower production for more than five er structural problem—the increas- do with all their cash. Trillions of 11 decades. Three huge storage reservoirs in Canada and ing imbalance of wealth that could dollars are sitting idle on their bal- ART Montana are managed jointly by the treaty that in part enfeeble the economy for years. ance sheets. The biggest firms have dictates how Mica, Arrow, and Duncan dams in Brit- Seventy percent of the U.S. econ- concentration of wealth at the top. been feasting off the Fed’s corporate ish Columbia handle more than 15 million acre-feet omy depends on consumer spending. In his words: welfare, as the central bank oblig- of water. The letter urges the Biden administration to But wealthy people, who now own “A giant suction pump had by ingly holds corporate bonds that the STAGE 10 update the Columbia River Treaty amid rising concerns more of the economy than at any 1929-1930 drawn into a few hands firms issued before the recession in
6 over salmon runs, flood risk and electricity the hydro- time since the 1920s, spend only a an increasing portion of currently order finance stock buybacks. electric grid sends to Canada under the accord. small percentage of their incomes. produced wealth. As in a poker But most people have few if any With certain provisions set to expire in 2024, re- Lower-income people, who were in game where the chips were concen- assets. Even by 2018, when the
CURRENTS gional lawmakers said the lack of certainty provided trouble even before the pandemic, trated in fewer and fewer hands, economy appeared strong, 40 per- by an outdated treaty raises concerns about mitigat- spend whatever they have—which the other fellows could stay in the cent of Americans had negative net 4 4 ing flood control risks and future use of hydropower, has become very little. game only by borrowing. When their incomes and were borrowing money which provides more than 70 percent of Washington’s In a very practical sense, the credit ran out, the game stopped.” to pay for basic household needs. VIEWS VIEWS energy portfolio. U.S. economy depends on the The wealthy of the 1920s didn’t The heart of the imbalance is
2 Power benefits to Canada, known as the Cana- spending of most Americans who know what to do with all their America’s wealthy and the corpora- dian Entitlement, are provided through the treaty. don’t have much to spend. That money, while most Americans could tions they own have huge bargain- MAIL Yet recent government studies suggest the United spells trouble ahead. maintain their standard of living only ing power—both market power in States is vastly overpaying Canada for the benefits It’s not simply a matter of an ade- by going into debt. When that debt the form of monopolies, and politi- it receives—now by more than $150 million per year. quate “stimulus.” The $2,000 checks bubble burst, the economy sunk. cal power in the form of lobbyists
07.07.21 This cost is passed on to American taxpayers, and contained in the American Rescue History is repeating itself. The and campaign contributions. comes at significant economic harm to the region, Plan have already been distributed typical Americans’ wages have Most workers have little or no bar-
.16 lawmakers said. and extra unemployment benefits hardly increased for decades, ad- gaining power—neither inside their
27 “The renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty will soon expire. Consumer spend- justed for inflation. firms because of the near-disappear- # has been years in the making and after consistent ing will be propped up as employers The result has been consumer ance of labor unions, nor in politics bipartisan, regional communication that has weighed add to their payrolls. Biden’s spend- spending financed by borrowing, because political parties have de- power, flood control, and ecosystem concerns, it’s ing plans, if enacted, will also help creating chronic fragility. After the volved from giant membership orga- time to finalize these negotiations,” Murray agreed. keep consumers afloat for a time. housing and financial bubbles burst nizations to fundraising machines. “I hope and expect the Biden administration will But the underlying imbalance will in 2008, we avoided another Great Biden’s “stimulus” programs are work with tribes and stakeholders to quickly reach remain. Most peoples’ wages will Depression only because the govern- fine but temporary. The most im- CASCADIA WEEKLY a comprehensive renegotiation of the treaty while still be too low and too much of ment pumped enough money into portant economic reform would be 4 keeping Congress abreast of its progress.” the economy’s gains will continue the system to maintain demand, and to correct this structural imbal- The treaty, which took more than 20 years to ne- to accumulate at the top, for total the Fed kept interest rates near zero. ance by reducing monopoly power, gotiate, came together after a 1948 flood washed consumer demand to be adequate. Then came the pandemic. strengthening unions, and getting away what once was Oregon’s second-biggest city, Years ago, Marriner Eccles, chair- The wealth imbalance is now big money out of politics. Vanport. It provided for the construction of one dam man of the Federal Reserve from more extreme than it’s been in over Until the structural imbalance is in Montana and three in British Columbia, completed 1934 to 1948, explained that the a century. There’s so much wealth remedied, the American economy between 1968 and 1973, that together more than Great Depression occurred because at the top that the prices of luxury will remain fragile. It will also be doubled the amount of reservoir storage in the ba- the buying power of Americans fell items of all kinds are soaring; so- vulnerable to the next demagogue sin, providing benefits for both flood prevention and far short of what the economy could called “non-fungible tokens,” rang- wielding anger and resentment as generating power. produce. He blamed the increasing ing from art and music to tacos and substitutes for real reform. In a figurative (and perhaps even literal) sense, the dams on the Columbia River may have begun to VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE Now open for indoor be breached for bipartisan agreement and outdoor dining! even earlier this year when Idaho Re- Pepper publican Rep. Mike Simpson stepped out with a plan to remove four dams on the Lower Snake River to restore Let us cook you dinner! the Columbia River system to health, Sisters replacing the dams with new green Southwest Cuisine energy infrastructure. Simpson cited peppersisters.com 360-671-3414 19 the economic benefits to the health
of salmon and the fishing industry in FOOD a proposal long opposed by his fel- low Republicans. The definition of a geographically unifying feature, the 15 Snake River runs through Idaho and along the Idaho-Oregon border before Service & Repair B-BOARD joining the Columbia. Regional Republicans broke into a of Japanese and European vehicles quarrel about the proposal to remove
the four small dams (which provide no FILM 14 flood control and limited hydroelec- tric capacity), a plan supported by 12 the tribes and eco-warriors—which perhaps explains the polar politi- MUSIC cal schism. Simpson declared he just wanted to tell “everyone who would listen” about his comprehensive solu- 11 tion to save salmon. ART In this, he found a welcome friend in Oregon—Gov. Kate Brown, a Demo- www.harmonymotorworks.com crat, whose staff exchanged scores of pages of documents in support of the STAGE 10 Simpson proposal. 6 Simpson’s plan is not a perfect plan, and is in fact opposed by more than a
dozen regional environmental groups, CURRENTS including the Center for Biological Di- 4 versity and Spokane Riverkeeper Alli- 4 ance. In recognition of this, and per- cigarettes & smokeless tobacco VIEWS haps to forestall an agreement sealed VIEWS too readily, Murray and Gov. Jay In- 2 slee in May released a circumspect $ 00 statement on the proposal. MAIL “While we appreciate Rep. Simp- 58TO son’s efforts and the conversations we have had so far with tribes and stake- 07.07.21 holders, it is clear more work within $ 00
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BEST 27 craft a lasting, comprehensive solu- 92 # All Brands & Generics! tion,” the Democrats noted. “We are calling for a formal, regional process PRICES that is based on science, consensus, and ensuring all voices in the region are heard. Importantly, it is critical EXPRESS that this process takes all options DRIVE-THRU CASCADIA WEEKLY into consideration, including the po- IN THE tential breaching of the Lower Four 5 Snake River Dams.” The Democrats outlined key ele- OPEN 7AM-9PM ments that must be included in the Local Food AREA! plan, none of which appear to be un- DAILY supportable by Simpson. It is fascinating to imagine other All the Time broad agreements may be made in On I-5 Exit 236 • theskagit.com *Price at time of printing. Limit five cartons/rolls per customer per day. Must this way, methodically laying aside must be at least 21 years of age to purchase tobacco products valid. Cigarettes are not gridlock and partisanship and endless legal for resale. Prices subject to change. No Returns. The Skagit Casino • Resort and U.S.I.T. Tobacco Shop owned by Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: culture war to forge agreements of Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health. genuine benefit to the region. and protect wildlife habitat, scenic, ag- ricultural and open space lands in What- com County for future generations by securing interests in land and promot- ing land stewardship. The land trust has worked to strategically assemble their property assets to build wildlife corri- currents dors and connected ecoystems. NEWS POLITICS FUZZ BUZZ INDEX Thus, the purchase of Skookum II will also help connect more than 4,000 con- tiguous acres of additional land trust as- 19 sets, including the Nature Conservancy’s
FOOD Arlecho Creek Old Growth Preserve and Lummi Nation forest lands. In early June, Whatcom County did its 15 part. The County Council approved $1.25 million in Conservation Futures funding
B-BOARD towards the Skookum II acquisition in exchange for a conservation and public access easement. “With this investment by the Council
FILM 14 and the Executive, we’re able to perma- nently protect the largest contiguous wildlife corridor on private land in What- 12 com County. This is a momentous step in
MUSIC our efforts to fight climate change with local solutions,” Epperson said. The Conservation Futures fund is a 11 voter-approved county tax levy desig- ART nated to protect open space, water qual- ity, agricultural land, and recreation. It has been used to preserve, restore and conserve land in Whatcom County for STAGE 10 public use and enjoyment.
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2 tems to flourish. As they age and fall into the creek, mature trees will create deep MAIL BY TIM JOHNSON Trust recently purchased an additional cold-water pools for salmonid habitat. 1,000 acres of riparian and upland forest Along with the financial support of the in this major tributary watershed of the Conservation Futures, the land trust also
07.07.21 Nooksack’s South Fork. The property was received funding from other public and pri- formerly timber land owned by the Weyer- vate sources. Partners include the Ourobo-
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27 The Skookum II acquisition consolidates the Conservation Alliance, the MJ Murdock # the land trust’s Skookum Creek Conser- Charitable Trust, and the Washington Rec- Skookum vation Corridor project, protecting more reation and Conservation Office’s WWRP Ri- WHATCOM LAND TRUST BUILDS than 2,400 acres of forest and uplands to parian Program, as well as donations from improve salmon habitat, watershed health, individuals and WLT business partners. RIPARIAN CORRIDOR landscape connectivity and recreation op- Since the organization’s founding in portunities for Whatcom County. 1984, Whatcom Land Trust has perma- CASCADIA WEEKLY Skookum Creek is the largest cold-wa- nently protected more than 24,000 acres 6 ter tributary to the South Fork of the throughout Whatcom County, including EAST ON the Valley Highway near Acme, out along the Sax- Nooksack. Its cold, clear water has 14,000 of public park land, 1,200 of on Road, signs will guide you to the Skookum Creek salmon a critical impact on the health of the working lands for agriculture and for- hatchery—a clean, cool sweet spot cut deep by Nooksack River Nooksack South Fork. estry, 12,000 acres in the Lake What- tributaries and surrounded by mature forests. Skookum Creek “Protecting the riparian and upland com watershed to ensure clean drinking is a beautiful place, critical to the health of South Fork, and forests surrounding Skookum Creek will water for 100,000 residents, and more it is about to become even more so. Building on an initial ac- reduce sediment flow into the creek and than 36 miles of marine and freshwater quisition here of 1,400 watershed acres in 2019, Whatcom Land keep its water clean for both human and shorelines that preserve wildlife habitat. wildlife use,” Gabe Epperson explained. With more than 600 volunteers, Whatcom Epperson is executive director of the Land Trust works to permanently protect Whatcom Land Trust. and manage lands and engage local citi- The land trust’s mission is to preserve zens in conservation actions. Title vector:
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6 A Skagit County Superior Court judge finds the Bellingham City Attorney’s Office has a conflict of interest in representing City Hall in an employment dispute with across the state can resume normal opera- ments have provided billions to support Bellingham Muncipal Court Judge Debra Lev. Counsel for Lev argue that the judicial tions. [Office of Governor] pipelines—none of which have been com- CURRENTS
CURRENTS 6 branch has authority over employment complaints at the courthouse. City Attorneys, pleted to date—even as experts worry who also serve as prosecutors for the court, were barred from further action by the 07.02.21 pipelines themselves undermine progress 4 Skagit ruling. Bellingham City Council anticipated this potential conflict and earlier on climate goals. Governments in Cana- in the week authorized outside legal counsel to represent City Hall. [COB] FRIDAY da have provided at least $23 billion in VIEWS A series of social justice initiatives may support for pipeline projects since 2018,
2 A group of 21 Northwest lawmakers call on President Joe Biden to prioritize be on the local ballot in 2021. People First The economic benefits to Canadians are a long-running effort to renegotiate a 60-year-old treaty that governs how the Bellingham say they’ve collected more than as uncertain as these projects' futures, MAIL United States and Canada share the waters of the Columbia River Basin. Wash- enough signatures to place four measures on the report concludes. [International In- ington Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington Democratic Sen. the city ballot. The series of proposals would stitute for Sustainable Development] Patty Murray, and Oregon Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio led the group urging limit police surveillance, improve wages for
07.07.21 the president to update the Columbia River Treaty. Recommendations include workers and improve protections for renters State regulators extended protections for letting more water flow through the dams in spring and summer to improve fish and labor organizers. If the signatures are electric and natural gas utility customers
.16 passage, decreasing the treaty’s impact on tribal resources and updating flood sufficient, Bellingham City Council may elect experiencing financial hardships due to
27 management plans. [U.S. Senate] to pass the measures into law or allow voters , following an exten-
# the COVID pandemic to decide. [People First Bellingham] sion of statewide ratepayer assistance an- Most of the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place and modified several nounced last week by Gov. Jay Inslee. The times since last spring have been lifted, meaning restaurants and bars and other 07.06.21 state utilities commission ordered inves- businesses can resume full indoor occupancy levels and physical distancing require- tor-owned electric and natural gas utilities ments are eased. Since May, all of the state’s 39 counties have been in the third phase TUESDAY to continue a moratorium on disconnections of a four-stage reopening plan, with limited indoor seating capacity. Now, businesses A new report finds Canadian govern- for nonpayment until Sept. 30. [WUTC] CASCADIA WEEKLY
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On July 1, Whatcom County Sheriff’s comes down,” police warned. “Know 19 deputies responded to a report of illegal your backdrop. Know your target and
fireworks on display in Ferndale. what is beyond it. Make good, safe de- FOOD cisions and be considerate of others. On July 1, Sheriff’s deputies responded Additionally, discharging a firearm in to a report of illegal fireworks being de- the city limits, including an air gun or 15 ployed near Whatcom Falls Park. like weapon, is illegal.” B-BOARD On July 1, Sheriff’s deputies respond- On July 5, Washington State Patrol ed to a report of illegal fireworks being troopers received a report a man was touched off in Maple Falls. dropping debris from a freeway over-
pass, damaging cars below. Troopers lo- FILM 14 On July 1, Sheriff’s deputies again re- cated the man hiding in tall grass near turned to Ferndale on a report of ille- the I-5 overpass and observed chunks 12 gal fireworks. of concrete in the area that appeared to have been recently broken off of a MUSIC On July 5, Bellingham Police checked median barrier. As the man was being on a report of a man suspected of light- placed in the back of the patrol vehicle ing debris on fire near the Lakeway one of four victims approached and told 11 shopping center. the troopers that the man was the per- ART son that threw a piece of concrete at his On July 1, police learned a woman was vehicle. “One of the drivers received mi- chasing a man through a parking lot near nor injuries when the concrete pierced 1,792 STAGE 10 the Bellingham Golf and Country Club his windshield and struck him on the Emergency room visits for suspected heat-related illnesses in Washington
with a large metal pole. The man ran off shoulder. The shattered glass also left since June 25. Of those visits, 21 percent required people to be admitted 6 6 and police were unable to locate him. minor cuts on his arm and face,” WSP to the hospital. reported. The 35-year-old suspect was CURRENTS On July 4, Bellingham Police checked booked into King County Jail. CURRENTS on a large fight that had broken out in front of a nightclub downtown. On June 30, Bellingham Police spoke to 486 4 the victim who had possibly been shot Number of deaths attributed to extreme temperatures in British Columbia— On July 5, Bellingham Police again re- by a pellet gun. more than 165 BC residents died over the five-day peak in temperatures. VIEWS In Oregon, more than 95 deaths were attributed to the sustained spike in sponded to an early morning fight that temperatures, with similar numbers reported in Washington. 2 had broken out over fireworks downtown. PACKING UP, MOVING OUT On June 29, Bellingham Police logged il- MAIL YABLOS legal dumping in Sehome neighborhood. On June 29, Bellingham Police Depart- 1 ment's Hazardous Device Unit assisted On June 29, Bellingham Police checked Rank of the West in regional areas of the United States experiencing 07.07.21 Lummi Nation Police Department with on some furniture that had been dumped a global trend in warming temperatures during June, July, and August. Average regional temperatures are up 3 degrees since 1990. yet another bomb-like object—old in Harriet Spanel Park. The Northwest has warmed nearly twice as much in the past 30 years as .16 grenades found at a residence. “The 27
it has in the Southeast. # grenades, located in belongings from On June 29, Bellingham Police learned a deceased relative, were most likely a desk and other furniture had been training grenades,” police comment- dumped in Sunnyland neighborhood. ed. “Out of caution the grenades were 180 Estimated number of wildfires raging in British Columbia. About 70 transported and stored for later turn- On June 29, Bellingham Police learned of percent of the active fires were likely caused by lightning strikes. over to military officials.” illegal dumping in Puget neighborhood. CASCADIA WEEKLY
On July 2, Bellingham Police checked On June 29, Bellingham Police learned 9 on a suspicious metal box suspected of shopping carts had been unloaded and containing explosives that was buried dumped in York neighborhood. 56 in a garden in Fairhaven. Percent increase in wildfires in the first six months of 2021 compared to the same period last year—and a 78 percent increase from the five- On June 29, Bellingham Police checked year average—the most fires reported since the state’s comprehensive WHAT GOES UP on more dumping that had occurred tracking began in 2005. The state has responded to 564 fires this year, On June 30, a woman called Anacortes outside the city. 137 of which have been on the west side of the Cascades. Police to report her husband had been struck in the head by a projectile while On June 29, Bellingham Police checked walking on the Tommy Thompson Trail. on yard waste that had been illegally Police learned that the man sustained dumped on to a city right-of-way near SOURCES: Washington Department of Health; British Columbia Coroners a wound to the head from what ap- Geneva. Office; Seattle Times; National Weather Service; British Columbia Wildfire Service; Washington State Department of Natural Resources STAGE WED., JULY 7 IN-CIDER JOKES: Nikki Kilpatrick will host an InCider Jokes Comedy Hour at 8pm at Thousand Acre Cider House, 109 Grand Ave., stage suite 101. Tonight’s featured act will be Kris Anderson, with Stephanie Nam starring. THEATER DANCE PROFILES Tickets to the monthly 21-and-over show are $5-$40 to reserve a seat or table. All
proceeds go directly to the performers. 19 WWW.THOUSANDACRECIDERHOUSE.COM
FOOD there too. Laura Burch is back in town THURS., JULY 8 after touring the country with Venardos COMEDY NIGHT: Bellingham Entertainment Circus and will be sharing a beautiful presents “Comedy Night” at 7pm in Blaine at 15 trapeze act. There will be homages to Station 49, 4620 Birch Bay Lynden Rd. The the pandemic, per- material will be geared towards those 18 and older, but all ages are welcome. The host for B-BOARD formance to make the evening will be Jack Stewart. Sean Flikke you smile and also will be featured, and Lisa Wallen will head- be amazed. line the event. Entry is $5. The event will CW: What else can the take place outdoors, and inclement weather may cancel the show.
FILM 14 audience expect to WWW.BELLINGHAMENTERTAINMENT.COM experience at “Circus: In Person?” QUEENS OF CIDER: The one and only 12 HH: I think the thing Betty Desire hosts a bimonthly “Queens of ATTEND Cider” event at 8pm at Thousand Acre Cider
MUSIC WHAT: Circus: In I am most excited House, 109 Grand Ave. She’ll be bring- Person! about is the entire ing some guest queens along for the fun WHERE: Cirque event experience.
11 and will fill the bar with live songs, sassy Lab, 1401 6th St. Gathering our com- humor and a loud and proud performance. ART WHEN: 7pm and Entry is $5-$40, depending on how many 9pm Fri.-Sat., munity around our people will be seated at your table. Bring July 16-17; 3pm stage, putting on 10 along extra dollar bills to tip your queens. Sun., July 18 makeup and cos- Reservations are recommended. COST: Tickets are tumes and sharing STAGE 10 STAGE WWW.THOUSANDACRECIDERHOUSE.COM $12-$22 the joy inherent in INFO: www. LOCAL LAUGHS: Attend a “Local Laughs” 6 bellingham live performance. Open Mic Comedy at 9pm at Bellingham’s circusguild.com This is what we love. CW: The Bellingham Local Public House, 1427 Railroad Ave. The event takes place every other Thursday, and
CURRENTS Circus Guild lost one of its lodestars, features sets of five minutes for wannabee BELLINGHAM CIRCUS GUILD Della Moustachella, during the pan- comedians. All topics are allowed, but no 4
PHOTO BY PHOTON COWGIRL PHOTON BY PHOTO demic. What lessons do you think she’d racism, homophobia, sexism, transphobia, be imparting to fellow guild members ablism, rape jokes or “general shittiness” VIEWS right now? will be allowed. Please be vaccinated; BY AMY KEPFERLE disposable mic covers will be provided.
2 HH: It’s a little daunting, doing our first Entry is free. show without Della. We know she would WWW.THELOCALPUBLICHOUSE.COM MAIL be so excited to be reopening and shar- ing our love of circus with the greater THURS., JULY 15 In Person NIGHT OF COMEDY: Melly Kazel will host a community again. We sure have missed Night of Comedy from 7pm-9pm in Ferndale
07.07.21 MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE CIRQUE LAB Della’s input on our developing acts, and at the Main Street Bar & Grill, 2005 Main St. know if she was here she’d be preparing The stand up comedy show will feature Todd Kirkwood, with MaryLou Gamba headlining. .15 AT LAST count, more than 40 percent of available seats had been sold for the re- so many smiles and laughs for everyone. 27 turn of the Bellingham Circus Guild’s live shows taking place July 16-18 at Fairhaven’s CW: Masks will be required at the show, and Cover will be $5 at the door. Please be pre- # Cirque Lab. The all-caps CIRCUS: IN PERSON! events have been a long time coming, and the air will be well-ventilated. What other pared to follow COVID-19 safety protocols. WWW.BELLINGHAMENTERTAINMENT.COM show organizer and aerialist Heidi Haidle couldn’t be more thrilled. pandemic-related safety measures are in Cascadia Weekly: When did the Bellingham Circus Guild collectively come to the decision place that people should be aware of? SAT., JULY 17 to host its first in-person shows in more than a year? What tipped the scales? HH: We have reduced capacity signifi- FIREHOUSE COMEDY: Cecilee Romano Heidi Haidle: We spent a lot of time discussing this. We wanted to reopen as soon cantly. We will have masks available hosts a “Firehouse Comedy” fundraiser as safely possible, and we felt like by July everyone who was able to get a vaccine for anyone who forgot one, and hand takes place from 7pm-9pm at the Firehouse
CASCADIA WEEKLY Arts and Events Center, 1314 Harris Ave. could be fully vaccinated. We talked a lot about trying to do an outside show earlier sanitizer throughout the Cirque Lab. We Sean Flikke headlines, and Glen Bristow, 10 in the year, but ultimately wanted to welcome our audience back to the Cirque Lab. will not be having any sort of conces- Dan Mills, Melly Kazel, and Kyle Engberg CW: How does it feel to be back experimenting in the lab? sions, so people can keep their masks will also be featured. Tickets will be $15 HH: Many of us have been training through the pandemic, after the stay at home order on throughout. at the door; proceeds will be given to was lifted. But it’s been lonely in there without shows and classes! CW: What did you miss most about the the Bellingham Harborview Lions Club to donate to local nonprofits including CW: Is it true that some of the artists were rehearsing in the space during last week’s gnarly Bellingham Circus Guild during the lock- Whatcom Relief 2020, Max Higbee Center, heatwave? Did you? Does this dedication to the craft mean we’re in for a scorching show? down? Animals as Natural Therapy, Dementia HH: A few brave souls did train through the heatwave. And some of us just showed up, HH: Being able to train with my circus Support NW, Veterans4Veterans, Foothills tried to train, melted into the floor, then gave up and went home. friends. Circus is such a hands-on, Foodbank, and YWCA Bellingham. It will be a scorching show! We are so excited to be able to be back at what we close-quarters creative process that WWW.FIREHOUSEPERFORMINGARTS.COM love—performing. This show features longtime guild members and familiar faces could not be accommodated during the SEND YOUR EVENT INFORMATION TO: like Jules, Dream, PJ and Richard Hartnell, as well as new members like Amy Fun- pandemic. Being able to train with my [email protected] buttons. We’ve got lots of aerials and juggling and laughs—and Strangely will be duo partners makes me ecstatic! UPCOMING and “Quilting Forward: New Works EVENTS by the Bellingham Modern Quilt Guild” can be seen from 12pm- SAT., JULY 10 4:30pm Thursdays through Saturdays MARKET BY THE SEA: Peruse through Aug. 26 at Lynden’s Jansen high-quality arts and crafts with the Art Center, 321 Front St. visual Blaine Harbor as the backdrop at the WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES weekly “Market by the Sea” taking place from 10am-3pm at Blaine’s H MONA: “Future Artifacts” shows and G street plazas. from 10am-5pm daily through Oct.
WWW.BLAINECHAMBER.COM 10 in La Conner at the Museum of 19 Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. The REBEL ARTISTS: A variety of art- exhibit features work by Lummi
ists and artisans sell their creative Nation glass artist Dan Friday, who FOOD I never felt accepted for who I truly wares at the Rebel Artists of draws from cultural themes and uses was, and want to make sure no one else Whatcom Art Market from 3pm-6pm modern processes. has to feel that way,” McShane says. every Saturday at downtown Bell- WWW.MONAMUSEUM.ORG 15 “Whatcom County has been my home ingham’s Commercial Street Plaza, 1315 Commercial St. A rotating PERRY AND CARLSON: “Cabin Rain
now for 17 years, and I’m truly thrilled roster of vendors takes part in each Revisited,” featuring paintings by the B-BOARD to be able to give back to the commu- week’s event. late Northwest master William Slater nity that has made me feel so welcome WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ from 1939-2007, shows from 11am- and accepted. But there is work to be REBELARTISTSOFWHATCOM 6pm daily (except Tuesdays) through July in Mount Vernon at Perry and
done in that area, as we still face dis- FILM 14 Carlson Gallery, 504 S. First St. crimination and intolerance.” WWW.PERRYANDCARLSON.COM Whatcom Pride is in the process of ap- ONGOING 12 plying to be a nonprofit, and hopes to EXHIBITS QUILT MUSEUM: From 11am-5pm expand Pride events throughout the year. ALLIED ARTS: “Lands Real and Wednesday through Sunday, visit La MUSIC “Engaged,” “collaborative” and “inclusive” Imagined” shows from 11am-4pm Conner’s Pacific Northwest Quilt & Tuesdays through Saturdays through Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. Second are three words that are important to the July at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall St. Currently on display are “Creative 11 11 organization, and McShane clarifies that Ave. This installment will include Knitting,” “Inspired Settings: The Art ART ART this means they in- landscape-inspired pieces from paint- and Collection of Matt Macomber,” tend to be inclusive ers Lori Nelson Clonts and Jennifer and “Whirlwinds & Whirlpools: New for the entire queer Kapnek, photographer John D’Onofrio, Work by Larkin Van Horn.” Jennifer Kapnek, and ceramic artist WWW.QFAMUSEUM.ORG community, hope to
Stacy Murphy. STAGE 10 collaborate with oth- WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG SCOTT MILO GALLERY: Peruse er organizations that works by NW Pastel Society artists 6 ZAY MCSHANE further the cause of A GUILDED GALLERY: Stanwood- at a “Signature Member Show” from Pride (such as What- Camano Arts Guild hosts a “Celebrate 11am-5pm Wednesday through Sun- Summer” juried show from 11am-5pm day from July 2-Aug. 2 in Anacortes
com Youth Pride), Wednesdays through Saturdays at the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Com- CURRENTS ATTEND and want to even- through Sept. 2 at A Guilded Gallery, mercial Ave.
WHAT: Pop-Up 4 tually hold events 8700 271st St. NW. WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM Pride Parade BY AMY KEPFERLE WWW.STANWOODCAMANOART.COM WHEN: 1pm-4pm through the year so SMITH & VALLEE: View works VIEWS Sun., Jul. 11 that Pride continues GOOD EARTH: Ceramic baskets by by ceramicist and mixed-media WHERE: Waypoint beyond the summer Larry Richmond will be highlighted artist Sara Jacobson and sculptor 2 Park to Depot months and includes from 11am-5pm daily through Brian O’Neill from 10am-5pm Friday
Out and About Market Square MAIL educational opportu- Saturdays, and 11am-4pm Sundays through Sunday through Aug. 1 in INFO: www.whatcom through July at Good Earth Pottery, Edison at Smith & Vallee Gallery, A POP-UP PRIDE PARADE pride.org/events nities and other ways for people to engage. 1000 Harris Ave. A reception will 5742 Gilkey Ave. take place from 5pm-8pm Fri., July WWW.SMITHANDVALLEEGALLERY.COM founder and president Zay McShane But before that happens, don your WHATCOM PRIDE 23 as part of the return of the 07.07.21 has some advice for community members interested in making rainbow gear or makeup, find a costume Fairhaven Fourth Friday Art Walk. WHATCOM ART MARKET: Works by WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM Whatcom Art Guild members can be
a creative splash with their attire or conveyance at the new that reflects your inner drag queen or .16 organization’s inaugural event, a non-motorized Pop-Up Pride simply add some eye-popping bling to viewed from 11am-5pm Tuesdays 27 # Parade taking place from 1pm-4pm on Sun., July 11 starting at your person, bicycle, roller skates or HOTEL BELLWETHER: View painter through Sundays at Whatcom Art and mixed-media master David Market, 1103 11th St. Through July Bellingham’s Waypoint Park and continuing up Chestnut Street skateboard. Each of the aforementioned Syre’s latest installation, “An Art- 11, “luggage tag lady” and quilter to the Depot Market Square. categories will have a youth winner and ist’s Universe,” hanging throughout Karen Tobiassen’s work will be “Go all out,” McShane advises. “If you think it’s too much, an adult winner, with prizes donated by the corridors, lobby and dining highlighted. do more!” local businesses and organizations. room of Hotel Bellwether and the WWW.WHATCOMARTMARKET.ORG As one of the judges who’ll be sussing out the competition in Participants will need to register at Lighthouse Grill.
WWW.DAVIDSYREART.COM WHATCOM MUSEUM: View “Fluid CASCADIA WEEKLY categories such as Best Drag, Best Decorated (self/bike/wheel- Waypoint Park, but to enable social Formations: The Legacy of Glass in chair, etc.), Best Mask, Most Extra, and Best (Small) Group, Mc- distancing you can start the route any I.E. GALLERY: Check out award- the Pacific Northwest,” “El Zodíaco 11 Shane hasn’t yet given much thought to what he’ll be wear- time during the three-hour window. winning Pacific Northwest artist Familiar,” “All Dressed Up,” “Silk for ing—other than his trademark rainbow glasses. What he has Masks are encouraged, and there will be Sheila Klein’s new exhibit, “Flags Suffragettes and Schoolchildren: been thinking about is how he hopes the event will get people a photo station at the end of the route and Monuments,” from 11am-5pm The Impact of Kimono on European Fridays through Sundays through and American Design Practices, c. enthused about supporting LGBTQ events and people throughout to get your picture taken and emailed Aug. 1 in Edison at i.e. gallery, 5800 1890-1930,” “Votes for Women: A Whatcom County. to you. Cains Court. Portrait of Persistence,” and “People Whatcom Pride is taking on the mantle of organizing Pride Remember that McShane will be the WWW.IEEDISON.COM of the Sea and Cedar” from 12pm- happenings, and McShane—who was also heavily involved in judge with the rainbow eyeglasses on, 5pm Thursdays through Sundays at Bellingham Pride—hopes the pop-up parade is just the begin- so if you spot him, give him your best JANSEN ART CENTER: A “Summer the Lightcatcher Building and Old Juried Exhibit,” Seiko Purdue’s City Hall. COVID-19 directives are in ning of helping bring the community together in support of parade wave, and maybe add a thumbs- “Kumihimo Wishes: Current Times,” place. Entry fees are $5-$10. LGBTQIA+ individuals. up for helping to organize the inclusive Gregory Kammer’s “New Terrain,” WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG “Growing up in rural Virginia in a very religious community, event. He deserves it. rumor has it NO MUSIC-RELATED COVID cancellation cut quite as deeply into the heart of this music- loving community as Downtown Sounds. Because I am in frequent communication music with Downtown Bellingham Partnership SHOW PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT Program Director Lindsey Payne Johnstone about the series that has been her signature 19 event for more than a decade, I know that
FOOD when she had to make the inevitable call to call it off, it was rough stuff. Last April, with the writing on the wall 15 he was stepping down from his position after appearing in thousand-foot-tall neon letters, 27 years. But a few months later, he changed Lindsey pulled the plug on the 2020 Down-
B-BOARD his mind. Although there would be no 2020 town Sounds. That she did so on almost the Festival of Music due to COVID-19 shutdowns, day of her 12th anniversary with the Partner- last July Palmer agreed to return for the 2021 ship was just another twist of the knife. and 2022 seasons. Of course, she rebounded, as she always
FILM 14 And although this season will look different does, and staged a 2020 series that we could than those that came before it, the show, and all watch from our respective living rooms.
Maestro Palmer, will go Even if we couldn’t dance in the streets to- 12 12 on. The truncated lineup gether, we could still MUSIC
MUSIC will last only nine days experience Downtown instead of three weeks, Sounds in some form. audience sizes will be In a year when we 11 smaller, the orchestra will needed reminders of ART be limited to 26 players, what the good things and instead of offering in our lives were, that BY CAREY ROSS shows at a variety of ven- was a pretty big thing. ATTEND ues throughout Whatcom Since then, Lindsey has lived in the same STAGE 10 WHAT: 28th annual Bellingham Festival County, all performances peculiar state as has everyone who puts on
6 of Music will take place at WWU’s events that require a great deal of plan- WHERE: Performing Performing Arts Center. ning—if she was going to stage a 2021 Arts Center, From July 10-18, the Downtown Sounds, she would need to get Western Washington
CURRENTS modified series will in- her many ducks in a row, but would have University WHEN: July 10-18 clude three orchestral to do so without knowing whether the con- 4 COST: $50 (20 free and two chamber music certs could even happen. tickets are every programs under Palmer’s I’ve never been happier to say that the VIEWS concert for first artistic direction. Addi- Reign of Payne continues in 2021, and responders)
2 tionally, BFM’s ensemble Downtown Sounds will indeed take place. INFO: ww.bellingham festival.org in residence, the Calidore Although the lineup has yet to be an- MAIL String Quartet, will pres- nounced—Lindsey is masterful when it ent its annual concert. Its individual mem- comes to luring bands to play, so no wor- CALIDORE STRING QUARTET bers—cellist Estelle Choi, viola player Jeremy ries there—the dates have been made of- PHOTO BY MARCO BORGGREVE BY PHOTO
07.07.21 Berry, and violinists Jeffrey Myers and Ryan ficial: Aug. 4, 11, 18 and 25. It’s a little Meehan—will also be featured as concerto so- later in the season than normal to hope-
.16 loists in the orchestra programs. Each concert fully allow a greater number of people to
27 BY AMY KEPFERLE will last for an hour, and most will be per- be vaccinated and increase the safety of # formed twice to accommodate more listeners. all involved. (Consider this your reminder Composers Johann Sebastian Bach, Edward and reason to get vaccinated.) Payne and It’s Bach! Elgar, and Joseph Haydn will all be repre- the Partnership will follow all COVID-re- sented when the season opens with orches- lated mandates and regulations and say BELLINGHAM FESTIVAL OF MUSIC RETURNS tra programs Sat., July 10 featuring solos by to keep an eye on their social media for principal flutist Christina Smith and Calidore lineup announcements. Or you can watch CASCADIA WEEKLY WITHOUT MICHAEL Palmer, there would be no Bellingham Festival Quartet cellist Choi. Concerts continuing this space as I’m sure this is not the last 12 of Music. through the week will feature BFM chamber time I’ll mention it. In 1993, the celebrated conductor teamed up with equally renowned cel- players; clarinetist Laura Ardan and other tal- Another happening on the calendar is list Robert Sylvester—Western Washington University’s Dean of College of ented soloists; and pieces by Beethoven, Mo- Make.Shift’s Chow Down for the music and Fine and Performing Arts at the time—to co-found the festival designed to zart, Nickitas Demos, Benjamin Britten, and arts scene that is taking place July 18 in put classical music in the spotlight. Tchaikovsky. While it may be a shorter lineup, conjunction with several generous local Maestro Palmer’s legendary ability to draw world-class soloists and or- it’s still a loaded one. businesses. So far, Cafe Velo, Aslan, Home- chestra members from across the country to Bellingham every summer for The $50 price tag on all programs reflects skillet, and the Racket have all signed on to a three-week celebration of the masters, as well as significant and con- not only costs unique to hewing to COVID participate. Go to those places, order the sistent recognition from the National Endowment of the Arts, has made compliance, but also points to the caliber of special Chow Down menu items, and a por- Bellingham a destination point for classical music aficionados for more talent that, thanks in large part to Michael tion of the proceeds will go to Make.Shift’s than a quarter of a century. Palmer, make the Bellingham Festival of Mu- relief fund to assist musicians and artists Palmer was BFM’s artistic director until April of 2020, when he announced sic so memorable. impacted by COVID. Easy peasy. SPONSORED CONTENT Virtual Paperback Launch! July 27, 5pm Three Time Hugo Award Winner N.K. Jemisin –A Ticketed Event– Includes a paperback copy of The City We Became! You don’t want to miss this event.
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NW Art Beat FILM 14 BACK TO THE STUDIO August 3, 5pm 12 THOSE VISITING SARAH DALTON’S fourth, and she’s looking forward to meet- Cheryl Grey Bostrom 12
space in La Conner during Skagit Artists' ing new art lovers, as well as connecting MUSIC Join us in welcoming this acclaimed local author! MUSIC 17th annual NW Art Beat Studio Tour tak- with collectors and friends who return ev- In conversation with ing place at 16 studios throughout Skagit ery year. Although she appreciated having “Beautiful literary 11 County will discover mixed-media works more time for her art while sheltering in Maggie Wallem Rowe fiction” AND “a true comprised of a multitude of layers—in- place, she understands events such as NW page-turner all the ART cluding subtle substrates of acrylic paint, Art Beat are vitally important to the area’s way to the end.” collage materials, beach wood, photo- cultural landscape. Open graphs and more. "Art is a key to understanding any cul- Daily They’re complex, but Dalton will be ture and re�lecting the ways it changes STAGE 10 FH: 360.671.2626 LY: 360.526.2133 happy to take the time to share her insights over time," Wickwire says. “The Skagit Val- 6 about their creation during the July 17-18 ley has long attracted artists, so providing return of the free, self-guided tour, which the opportunity to visit working artists was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. in their studios, and to learn about their CURRENTS The public back-and-forth is something she inspirations, is a gi�t both to visitors and missed during the lockdown, when the vir- longtime valley residents alike.” 4 tual shows she took part in didn’t allow for Oil and mixed-media painter Stephen much interaction, and also didn’t adequate- Cheng has shown his art at his home studio VIEWS ly convey the intricacies of her creations. Anacortes at past events, but during the up- 2 "It is very di�fi cult, if not impossible, coming tour will be holding court at Sham- to get all that information across when bala Bakery and Bistro in downtown Mount MAIL you are not directly interacting with the Vernon, where he looks forward to meeting public,” Dalton says, noting that, in com- his customers face to face once again. parison, the three prior NW Art Beats she’s "Co�fee and munchies goes down well 07.07.21 been a part of have proven to be both en- with artwork,” Cheng quips, going on to tertaining and educational—not only for say that NW Art Beat provides a rare op- .16 patrons, but also for her. portunity to see such a wide variety of 27 At Maria Wickwire’s picturesque studio creators over the course of a weekend. The # on Big Lake Boulevard in Mount Vernon, 25 highlighted artists include everyone demonstrations by the ceramic and clay art- from painters to sculptors, mixed-media ist—as well as by metalsmith Liane Redpath masters, woodblock printers, printmakers, of Whatcom County, oil painter Ann Dav- glass artists, quilters and photographers— enport of Snohomish County, and plein air such as newcomer Steve Philbrick, who will painter Margaret Horak of Mount Vernon— be sharing space with Melissa Ballenger at CASCADIA WEEKLY will add to the event’s creative curriculum. Ballenger Glass Studios in Mount Vernon. 13 "Skagit Artists' mission is partly to of- "I am looking forward to getting feed- fer people in the Skagit Valley opportuni- back about my art and learn how people ties to see artists at work and learn more respond to it,” Philbrick says. “I do get re- about what goes into their creations,” sponses from posting online, but bringing Wickwire says. “Our NWAB Studio Tour an image into the physical world and fi nd- is a huge part of that.” ing a home for that image completes the This year’s tour will be Wickwire’s creative journey for me as an artist.”
What: 17th annual NW Art Beat Fri.-Sat., July 17-18 COST: Entry is free Studio Tour WHERE: 16 studios throughout INFO: www.nwartbeat.com WHEN: 10am-6pm Skagit County summer of 1969—civil unrest, the Viet- nam War, the moon landing, changing fashions and viewpoints, even the fact that Woodstock took place that same summer just 100 miles away—to the present day, when civil rights are still in jeopardy, and the United States often ap- film pears to be at war with itself. MOVIE REVIEWS Sometimes, as in a haunting duet with Mahalia Jackson and 19 Mavis Staples, Sum-
FOOD mer of Soul pulls the moviegoing audi- ence straight back 15 SEE to 1969. The scene WHAT: Summer of starts with a young Soul (...or, When the B-BOARD Reverend Jesse L. Revolution Could Not Jackson standing in be Televised) front of the Bread- 14 WHERE: Currently showing at the basket Orchestra
FILM Pickford Film Center, FILM 14 and Choir telling the 1318 Bay St. Harlem Cultural Fes- MORE: Masks are tival attendees that 12 required except for when eating or Martin Luther King drinking.
MUSIC Jr. final words were COST: Tickets are to Ben Branch, the $10.71 Breadbasket’s lead- 11 INFO: www.pickford er. King told Branch
ART filmcenter.org he wanted him to play the gospel song “Take My Hand, Pre- cious Lord.” In an aside, Staples narrates that Jack- STAGE 10 son was her idol, and as they were standing
6 onstage listening to the reverend intro- duce the song, Jackson told the younger performer she wasn’t feeling well. She
CURRENTS asked if Staples would join her to sing the song, and of course the answer was yes. 4 What follows is a performance that transcends both the artists and the au- VIEWS dience. Each of the women seemed to
2 be connecting to something deep inside themselves that needed to be let out. MAIL FIFTH DIMENSION Their voices are full of joy, loss, pain and wonder as they sing of bereavement and being “tired, weak and worn” as they are
07.07.21 led toward the light. Their duet is real BY AMY KEPFERLE ing on without smiling and stomping and raw, and the fact that this astound-
.16 your feet in rhythmic solidarity. But it’s ing concert footage sat in storage in a
27 equally heartbreaking to watch Wonder basement for 50 years makes it even more # Summer of Soul 50 years later explaining why for so many of a wonder to behold. years he felt he needed to use his fame to Watching Summer of Soul was my first OF HISTORY AND HARLEM combat systemic racism. foray into a theater since before the pan- In lesser hands, the footage that show- demic, so I was aware that the audience ON A hot summer day more than 50 years ago, musician and activist Nina Simone cases artists such as bluesman B.B. King, at the Pickford Cinema could hear me cry- asked a crowd of more than 40,000 people packed into the expanse of Harlem’s Mount a just-starting-out Gladys Knight & the ing during this scene. But when I glanced CASCADIA WEEKLY Morris Park if they were ready for revolutionary change—“Ready to listen to all the Pips, bebop pioneer Max Roach, funk and at my date and at the other people sit- 14 beautiful Black voices, the beautiful Black feelings, the beautiful Black waves moving soul breakouts Sly and the Family Stone, ting in the dark and watching history in beautiful air? and the upbeat vocal group Fifth Dimen- come alive, I saw that there weren’t many “Are you ready, Black people? Are you ready?” she sang, pleading, and their answering sion might just include the bands and let dry eyes in the house. roars left no doubt they were. the music speak for itself. But as Gladys By the time Nina Simone returned to This was just one transfixing scene from the documentary Summer of Soul (...or, Knight says in a present-day interview in- sing “Backlash Blues” near the end of When the Revolution Could Not be Televised), which focuses its historical lens on never- corporated into the film, “It wasn’t just the movie, I was aware once again that before-seen footage of 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival. Retrieved and reassembled by about the music.” Summer of Soul was about much more first-time director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson from a series of six concerts that filled Without bashing his audience atop than music. It’s also about changing the the park that summer, the movie provides two hours of eminently entertaining yet their heads with an overload of informa- course of history, combating racism and ultimately heartbreaking cinema. tion, Questlove instead provides histori- speaking up for what’s right and just in I say entertaining because, for example, it’s impossible not to watch an exuberant cal context where needed and guides the the world. It’s entertaining, yes, but it’s 19-year-old Stevie Wonder unable to sit still behind the drums he’s masterfully pound- viewers from what was happening in the also enlightening. and future so as to focus on the eternal NOW. I mean, BY AMY ALKON they find their standards for a partner BY ROB BREZSNY I appreciate the value of doing such an exercise on in need of relaxing—in the direction of occasion for a few moments. I’ve tried it, and it’s often “not currently incarcerated and has at rejuvenating. But it can also be downright foolish to least a weak pulse.” FREE WILL have no thoughts of yesterday and tomorrow. We need THE SCIENCE ADVICE to evaluate how circumstances will evolve, based on our previous experience and future projections. It can GODDESS BROTHEL, WHERE ART THOU ASTROLOGY be a deadening, depleting act to try to strip ourselves My male roommate began having women of the rich history we are always embedded in. In any WHEN HAIR GEL MET SALLY over for one-night stands almost daily, ARIES (March 21-April 19): Poet Joshua Jennifer case, Virgo, I advise you to be thoroughly aware of
Espinoza writes, “i name my body girl of my dreams / i your past and future in the coming days. To do so will
I’m a 28-year-old woman. My boyfriend of three even meeting one for the first time at our 19 name my body proximity / i name my body full of hope enhance your intelligence and soulfulness in just the months is a great person, and I started to think apartment with no heads-up for me. I’m a despite everything.” I love her idea that we might right ways to make good decisions. he might be "the one." However, he got a new woman and very careful about whom I have give playful names and titles and descriptors to our FOOD bodies. In alignment with current astrological omens, LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Psychotherapist and haircut—one that had him using excessive gel. over—usually only friends I’ve known for a I propose that you do just that. It’s time to take your author Clarissa Pinkola Estés poetically refers to Looking at him, I felt a wave of revulsion and while. I’m uncomfortable having my space relationship with your beautiful organism to a higher the source of our creativity as “the river under the 15 15 needed to get away—permanently. I don’t constantly intruded on by strangers, but he level. How about if you call it “Exciting Love River” or river.” It’s the deep primal energy that “nourishes understand the sudden change in my feelings. seems surprisingly unaware of this. “Perfectly Imperfect Thrill” or “Amazing Maze"? Have everything we make"—our “writing, painting, fun dreaming up further possibilities! thinking, healing, doing, cooking, talking, smiling.” B-BOARD —Disgusted —Unsettled B-BOARD This river beneath the river doesn’t belong to any of TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The English language, us—is potentially available to all—but if harnessed You, like many women, want a man You need a needlepoint for the kitchen my native tongue, doesn’t ascribe genders to its correctly it works in very personal ways, fueling our who appears to have the grooming rou- wall: “Home sweet sex den.” nouns. But many languages do. In Spanish, the word unique talents. I bring this to your attention, Libra, for “bridge” is puente, which is masculine. In German, because you’re close to gaining abundant new access tine of a golden lab: running across the People who live with roommates tend “bridge” is Brücke, which is feminine. A blogger named to the power of the river beneath the river. FILM 14 lawn when the sprinklers are on and to make allowances for the occasional Tickettome says this is why Spanish speakers may describe a bridge as strong or sturdy, while German SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In formulating then shaking off. drunken hookup—even those that end 12 Many women find it disturbing when a with some stranger in their kitchen speakers refer to it as elegant or beautiful. I encourage personal goals, Scorpio author Brené Brown urges us you to meditate on bridges that possess the entire range to emphasize growth rather than perfection. Trying man spends more time in the bathroom drinking their OJ out of the carton. How- of qualities, including the Spanish and German notions. to improve is a healthier objective than seeking MUSIC or uses more “product” than they do. ever, when there’s a new hookuperella In the coming weeks, you’ll be wise to build new meta- flawless mastery. Bonus perk: This practical approach Evolutionary psychology research sug- every few mornings, it crosses a line. phorical bridges, fix bridges that are in disrepair, and makes us far less susceptible to shame. We’re not as 11 gests we women evolved to seek a man It’s a shared space. You agreed to share extinguish fires on any bridges that are burning. likely to feel like a failure or give up prematurely on our projects. I heartily endorse this strategy for you ART who will protect us—as opposed to one it with your roommate, not your roommate GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Académie Française right now, Scorpio. who’ll fight us to the death for the last and half of local female Tinder. His behav- is an organization devoted to preserving the purity and of our posh-brand conditioner. ior calls to mind “the tragedy of the com- integrity of the French language. One of its ongo- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In a letter to ing missions is to resist the casual incorporation of Jean Paul Sartre, author Simone de Beauvoir described
Sure, hair gel could be the “gateway” mons,” ecologist Garrett Hardin’s term for STAGE 10 English words, which the younger generation of French how she was dealing with a batch of challenging goop to your dude dolling up with Fen- individuals with access to a shared space people is inclined to do. Among anglicisms that don’t memories: “I’m reliving it street by street, hour by
ty eyeshadow, contour foundation and trashing it or taking more than their fair have the Académie’s approval: podcast, clickbait, hour, with the mission of neutralizing it, and trans- 6 sparkly self-tanner by the weekend. share of resources, ruining it for everyone. chick-lit, deadline, hashtag, marketing, timelapse, and forming it into an inoffensive past that I can keep in But chances are he just went heavy on Hardin was referring to public land and, showrunner. The ban doesn’t stop anyone from using the my heart without either disowning it or suffering from words, of course, but simply avoids giving them official it.” I LOVE this approach! It’s replete with emotional the stuff because he’s a first-timer at say, one farmer letting his sheep eat all recognition. I appreciate the noble intentions of the intelligence. I recommend it to you now, since it’s CURRENTS using it. the communal grass, leaving only dirt for Académie, but regard its crusade as a losing battle that high time to wrangle and finagle with parts of your And chances are your sudden extreme the other farmers’ hungry sheep, but it has minimal impact. In the coming weeks, I advise you life story that need to be alchemically transformed and 4 to refrain from behavior that resembles the Académie’s. redeemed by your love and wisdom. reaction is not about him but about seems to apply to your situation. Resist the temptation of quixotic idealism. Be realistic VIEWS you—and probably your panicking at the Granted, the resources being depleted and pragmatic. You Geminis often thrive in environments CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In one of his
prospect of commitment. Commitment here are not tangible (grabbable, like that welcome idiosyncrasies, improvisation, informality poems, Capricorn-born Kenneth Rexroth complains 2 involves finding not the perfect right grass). However, they’re highly valuable and experimentation—especially now. about having “a crooked guide on the twisted path of love.” But in my view, a crooked guide is the best kind. MAIL person but a right enough person at the and are generally understood to be ben- CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian author It’s unwise to engage the services of a love accomplice right time, observes clinical psychologist efits of renting an apartment—including Vladimir Mayakovsky wrote a poem about how one who’s always looking for the simplest, straightest Judith Sills. Being ready for a relation- a level of privacy and the sanctity (aka morning he went half-mad and conversed with the sun. route, or who imagines that intimate togetherness can At first he called the supreme radiance a “lazy clown,” be nourished with easy, obvious solutions. To cultivate ship is a key factor. This requires get- safety) of “home” and the peace of mind 07.07.21 complaining that it just floated through the sky for the most interesting intimacy, we need influences that ting yourself “sorted,” as the Brits say, that comes with each of these. hours while he, Mayakovsky, toiled diligently at his day appreciate nuance and complexity—that thrive on nav- meaning developing both self-respect Now, it could be argued that no guest job painting posters. Then he dared the sun to come igating the tricky riddles and unpredictable answers. .16 down and have tea with him, which, to his shock, the The next eight weeks will be an excellent time for you 27 and self-acceptance, including a realistic policy was spelled out. However, most # and self-compassionate understanding of people know roommates won’t be happy sun did. The poet was agitated and worried—what if Capricorns to heed this advice. the close approach of the bright deity would prove your limitations. with a revolving cast of sex-providing dangerous? But the visitor turned out to be friendly. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian singer Sensing that you “could be lovable in strangers marching through their home. They had a pleasant dialogue, and in the end the sun Etta James (1938–2012) won six Grammy Awards and the eyes of another person,” leads to a Chances are your roommate is count- promised to provide extra inspiration for Mayakovsky’s is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of shift, explains Sills. “You stop being so ing on your being too uncomfortable to future poetry. I invite you to try something equally Fame, and Blues Hall of Fame. She testified, “Most of lyrical and daring, dear Cancerian. the songs I sing have that blues feeling in it. They critical of a potential partner’s short- speak up—which means there’s no rea-
have that sorry feeling. And I don’t know what I’m CASCADIA WEEKLY comings and begin to appreciate his or son for him to stop. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A blogger named Bunny- sorry about.” Wow! I’m surprised to hear this. Most her strengths.” This doesn’t mean you Explain how unsettling it is for you Gal writes, “I almost completely forgot who I was singers draw on their personal life experience to infuse 15 there for a while. But then I dug a hole and smelled their singing with authentic emotion. In any case, I are “without anxiety or ambivalence”— to constantly have these strangers in the fresh dirt and now I remember everything and am urge you to do the opposite of Etta James in the com- wanting and not wanting a relationship your place—people he barely knows— okay.” I recommend you follow her lead, Leo—even ing weeks. It’s important for the future of your healing at the same time—but readiness for a and ask him to think on it and propose if you haven’t totally lost touch with your essence. that you identify exactly what you’re sorry about. relationship helps you push through a solution. Should he suggest, “You Communing with Mother Earth in the most direct and graphic way to remind you of everything you need PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Sometimes you those feelings. just hafta suck it up” or close, tell him to remember: of the wisdom you’ve lost track of and win, sometimes you learn,” writes Piscean self-help If you aren’t yet ready, you should straight up what you need (which might the secrets you’ve hidden too well and the urgent author John C. Maxwell. His statement is useful, but make that clear to men you date. If be- ultimately be “a new living situation”). intuitions that are simmering just below the surface it harbors a problematic implication. It suggests that coming ready will require some personal If you wanted to encounter strangers of your awareness. you can experience either winning or learning, but not both—that the only time you learn is when you lose. I development work, you might want to in your kitchen at 6am, you’d live in a VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I can’t understand disagree with this presumption. In fact, I think you’re hop on that. In general, the more “up bad neighborhood on the first floor and the self-help gurus who advise us to relentlessly live now in a phase when it’s possible and even likely for there” in years women get, the more leave a window wide open. in the present moment—to shed all awareness of past you to both win and learn. rearEnd crossword
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6 Scrabble player (and 20 Disinfected / 31 Positively 3 Pittsburgh players 47 Enters carefully trapped in the 1980s) Completely wasted 33 Catch a wave 4 Some beachwear 49 Fire-striking stones 4 Backtalk attempt to make 35 Toy racer on a track 5 To the ends of the 50 Tie, as sneakers CURRENTS 8 Fastener with a slot- angry? 38 Electric car company earth 51 Flatware company
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VIEWS which can be viewed on the Cascadia Weekly website www. 15 Hardly any ter who kills Jabba 45 Blogger’s personal 8 Pig pen 53 Airport code for cascadiaweekly.com. Last week’s digital edition also includes 16 TV intro music 25 Yodeler’s mountain bio section 9 Angelic figure / Ate O’Hare the solution for the prior week’s puzzle. 2 17 Election Day day 26 Jigsaw puzzle start- 48 Floating harbor the spice mix before 57 “___ Were the Days” MAIL (abbr.) ing point, often marker preparing the meat? 58 “It’s ___ it’s good” ©2021 Jonesin’ Crosswords 07.07.21
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FOOD Washington reached the calendar BRIEFS milestone—June 30—required for reopening of nearly all day-to-day 15 15 Investing with Impact 07.07.2021 business operations. Although BY CAREY ROSS Creating Economic, Social and Environmental Value things are returning to normalish, B-BOARD B-BOARD many of our favorite local haunts are short-staffed and still enforc- RESTAURANT NEWS ing mask mandates. Adhere to their Susan Rice THAT’S WHAT I LIKE wishes and don’t be a jerk about Financial Planning Specialist it. It’s been a long eleventy billion FILM 14 One of the sad- Financial Advisor der COVID closures months for everyone. around these parts
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CURRENTS Saltadena hosted a popup for Seattle READ ALL ABOUT IT 4 cake shop Tres Leche- A LITTLE LIBRARY LOVE ria, the line stretched First, I’d like to VIEWS down the block and send a shout out to the sellout was swift. all staff members 2 Expect more of the same during their of the Bellingham MAIL return visit on July 18. Why all the fuss? Public Library and Because horchata, sweet corn and honey, Whatcom County and Mexican mocha cakes don’t come Library System for along every day. Get in line early because working with great 07.07.21 this will likely be the last time we see creativity and good cheer to continue
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UPCOMING ing lot of the North Fork Library, EVENTS 7506 Kendall Rd. WWW.TWINSISTERSMARKET.COM WED., JULY 7 SEDRO MARKET: Attend the VEGGIE GARDENING: Attend a Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market from free “Late Season Vegetable Garden- 3pm-7pm at the city’s Hammer ing” class with Whatcom Master chow Heritage Square located at Ferry Gardener Alice Wales from 10am- RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES and Metcalf streets. 11:30am in Ferndale at the Hovander WWW.SEDROWOOLLEY Homestead Park demonstration
FARMERSMARKET.COM gardens, 5299 Nielsen Ave. 19 19 WWW.WHATCOMMGF.ORG/PUBLIC- WEDNESDAY MARKET: Bellingham EVENTS FOOD Farmers Market’s Wednesday Market FOOD takes place from 4pm-7pm on the LUMMI ISLAND MARKET: Stop waterfront near the pump track at by the Lummi Island Saturday cal ingredients for making cocktails and Waypoint Park, 300 W. Laurel St. Market from 10am-1pm in the 15 mocktails from the comfort of home, it WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG field next to the Islander Grocery, 2106 S. Nugent Rd.
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WHAT: Drink Local truck options for lunch and listen from 10am-2pm Saturdays through 11 Month As an added bonus, to live music at the Barkley Market December at Depot Market Square, ART WHERE: once participants from 11am-3pm at the Barkley Vil- 1100 Railroad Ave. Attendees can Throughout have refreshed and lage Green, 2215 Rimland Dr. expect about 60-70 vendors per Bellingham and repeated the Drink WWW.BARKLEYVILLAGE.COM market day. WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG Whatcom County Local First experi- WHEN: Through FRI., JULY 9 STAGE 10 July ence at least four FERNDALE MARKET: The Ferndale LYNDEN FARMERS MARKET: The times—and collect- Public Market takes place from Lynden Farmers Market will be oper-
INFO: www.drink 6 localfirst.org ed stamps to prove 2pm-6pm in the parking lot of ating from 10am-2pm at the city’s they’ve partaken of the Ferndale Grocery Outlet, 1750 Centennial Park, located the corner LaBounty Dr. of 4th and Grover streets.
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businesses or restaurant, at least $68 re- Attend the 32nd annual Anacortes produce and more from as many 27 # First circulates and remains in our local econo- Farmers Market from 9am-2pm at as 10 growers and producers from the Depot Arts and Community 9am-2pm at the Birchwood Farm- my, compared to $43 when it’s spent at a REFRESH, THEN REPEAT Center, 611 R. Ave. ers Market in the neighborhood’s national chain, ” SC communications di- WWW.ANACORTESFARMERS former Albertsons parking lot, rector Amy Vergillo says. “Not to mention, MARKET.ORG 1538 Birchwood Ave. REGRETTABLY, I didn’t come across Sustainable Connec- drinking local first is just fun.” WWW.TWINSISTERSMARKET.COM tions’ recipe for Rose-All-Day Sangria until after I’d already emp- Another way to have a good time dur- MOUNT VERNON FARMERS MAR-
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